Transportation pick Duffy soars through confirmation hearing

Sean P. Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the Transportation Department, had a light day Wednesday compared with some other Cabinet picks, promising senators he’d work to improve safety and get Boeing “back on track.”

The former Wisconsin lawmaker and Fox News co-host faced little resistance to his confirmation at a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, and her counterpart, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, each lauded Duffy’s ability to work across the aisle as Duffy spoke about his plan to help Trump be a “builder.”